My friend Regina McCombs moved from the Star Tribune newsroom in Minneapolis to Poynter, in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, earlier this year. (I think she finally quit complaining about the heat and humidity about two weeks ago!) This… Read More

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In response to a comment on Monday’s post, I searched in my archives for some of my posts about audio recorders and video cameras: Video: AVCHD becoming less of a bear Audio: The reporter’s audio gear list Audio:… Read More

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I think the absence of high-up, home page play for Flash graphics represents a missed opportunity. News organizations could use compelling interactive graphics to make their site a real daily destination — and differentiate themselves from Google News…. Read More

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Inspired by Mark Luckie’s useful post about where to find the best in Flash journalism, coupled with the recent release of Flash CS4, I thought I might make a stab at discussing strategies for using Flash. On Friday,… Read More

What do the people want? To a lot of journalists, this is SO the wrong question. WE KNOW what’s news, those journalists say. WE KNOW what’s best! And what does that mean? It means: To hell with the… Read More

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The Latin root of the noun curator means “to care.” We know the word primarily in connection with museum collections, which may make some folks think of dusty old boring things, or preserving history — and maybe that’s… Read More